Anesthesiologists' practice patterns for treatment of postoperative nausea and vomiting in the ambulatory Post Anesthesia Care Unit

BMC Anesthesiology

Volumn 6, Issue , 2006, Pages

  Macario, Alex ^a   Claybon, Louis ^b   Pergolizzi, Joseph V ^c  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Mercy Hospital Anderson   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIEMETIC AGENT; ATROPINE; DEXAMETHASONE; DIPHENHYDRAMINE; DOLASETRON MESILATE; DROPERIDOL; EPHEDRINE; GRANISETRON; HALOPERIDOL; HYDROXYZINE; METOCLOPRAMIDE; MIDAZOLAM; ONDANSETRON; OXYGEN; PERPHENAZINE; PLACEBO; PROCHLORPERAZINE; PROMETHAZINE; PROPOFOL; SCOPOLAMINE; SEROTONIN 3 ANTAGONIST; TRIMETHOBENZAMIDE;

ACUPRESSURE; ACUPUNCTURE; ADULT; AGED; AMBULATORY CARE; ANESTHESIOLOGY; ANESTHESIST; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG CHOICE; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS ADMINISTRATION; MALE; OXYGEN THERAPY; PATIENT POSITIONING; POSTANESTHESIA CARE; POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA AND VOMITING; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PROPHYLAXIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZATION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33746712210     PISSN: 14712253     EISSN: 14712253     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2253-6-6     Document Type: Article

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